Vinologue Empordà: A Regional Guide to Enotourism in Catalonia Including 59 Wineries and 260 Wines
Offering extensive profiles for 59 wineries in the Costa Brava & DO Empordà region of Catalonia in Spain, this wine guide provides GPS coordinates, hundreds of full-color photos, maps, and tasting notes for 260 wines. A handy reference to all of the wines produced in the region, the book also supplies visitors to Spain with all of the …
The Wine Lover’s Bible: Never Let a Wine Snob Make You Feel Small (Volume 1)
If you are on the verge of falling seriously in love with wine but cannot find the comfortable language to talk about what you are tasting beyond “yuk!” or “yum!” THE WINE LOVER’S BIBLE is for you. Many wine schools use this book for the beginner’s text book. How does a white Burgundy differ from a Sonoma Chardonnay? …
Buyer’s Guide to New Zealand Wines 2015 (Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide to New Ze)
The most authoritative guide to New Zealand wines, now in its 23rd year of publication Updated yearly with new tasting notes and vintage ratings, including the most current vintage, this is a “must-have” publication for the new initiate and the established wine-buff alike. This book will help the buyer to make informed choices about the best value and best …
• Ever felt patronised by a waiter because of your wine choice?• Been on the sharp end of comments about your taste in wine: “Pink wine, really?”• Had your pronunciation of wine terms corrected?• Confused about whether it’s OK to drink red wine with pasta?• Had that uncomfortable feeling you’ve been conned into paying too much for a …
Learning about wine can be a daunting task, and with terms such as assemblage, batonnage, cuvee, ullage, and terroir, it’s not surprising that many people are put off by the subject. This guidebook, however, provides readers with a concise and accessible introduction to the subject of wine. Arranged in an easy-to-use format in which different types of wine …
Champagne may be the most misunderstood category of wine in the world, as many labels of sparkling wines bear the name in error. True champagne comes only from the French province of Champagne and contains three specific grape varieties. But figuring out more about the wine can be confusing: what is the difference between cuvée de prestige, blanc …
Le Cordon Bleu Wine Essentials: Professional Secrets to Buying, Storing, Serving, and Drinking Wine
From one of the world’s leading cooking schools, expert advice on buying, storing, serving, and selling wine for the everyday wine lover Le Cordon Bleu Wine Essentials lets the everyday wine lover become a true wine connoisseur. Shedding light on a world as fascinating for its science and history as it is for its intricate etiquette, this …
New Edition of the definitive study with a fully revised and updated vintage guide.The wines of Bordeaux have never enjoyed a greater reputation and are universally recognized as among the world’s finest. In this new edition of his prize-winning survey, Stephen Brook, a foremost expert on Bordeaux, provides an unrivaled survey of the region and …
An easy, informative introduction to the world of wineIf you love wine and are interested to learn more about it, Uncorked is the perfect tool to gain a straightforward understanding of the essentials of wine, allowing you to enjoy wine and be at ease in any setting. This entertaining guide is presented in an easy-to-understand format, covering topics …
Now completely revised and updated, this new edition of the essential consumer guide to wine features all the most current information for today’s wine landscape. The authors, longtime wine educators at The Culinary Institute of America, have added all the latest and most relevant information to their award-winning book, including new picks for the best regional producers, off-the-beaten-path …